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Delhi High Court dismisses petition filed by Association for Democratic Reforms for constituting an independent tribunal to oversee enforcement of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
The Delhi High Court Delhi dismissed plea for constituting independent tribunal or committee to oversee enforcement of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) and held that mere apprehension that the Act was capable of being misused was no ground to create an independent body to oversee the functioning of the FCRA.

Legislation Year End Round-Up 2022 | Quick Recap of All the Important Legislations Relating to Central, State and Foreign Legislature
January Updates: Fire Detection and Protection system in passenger compartment in buses vide Central Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2022

Legislation December 2022 Round Up | Top 16 Stories on Under-17 Women’s World Cup , Registration of regular vehicles into Bharat Series, National Geospatial Policy, SEBI’s Master Circular for FPIs, DDPs and Eligible Foreign Investors, RBI’s Series III & IV Gold Bond Scheme; and more
MINISTRY OF FINANCE CBDT notifies Under-17 Women’s World Cup, 2022 as the international sporting event The Central Government has notified

Demonetisation Verdict: Breakdown of the majority and minority opinions
While BR Gavai, J has written the majority opinion for himself and SA Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, JJ, to uphold the legality of the 2016 demonetization, BV Nagarathna, J is the lone dissenter who has held that though demonetisation was well-intentioned and well thought of, the manner in which it was carried out was improper and unlawful.

Supreme Court upholds Centre’s decision of demonetising Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes
Supreme Court: In a petition against the demonitisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes in 2016, the Constitution Bench of

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022: Juxtaposing the Old and the New
by Harsh Walia† ,Supratim Chakraborty††and Shobhit Chandra†††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 86


Specific exemptions for Armoured vehicles notified vide Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty-second Amendment) Rules, 2022
On 01-12-2022, the Central Government has notified Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty-second Amendment) Rules, 2022 to amend the Central Motor Vehicles


CBDT notifies Under-17 Women’s World Cup, 2022 as the international sporting event
The Central Government has notified Under-17 Women’s World Cup, 2022 as the international sporting event. Key points: Federation Internationale de

Explained| The need for a policy providing reasonable accommodation for transgender persons seeking employment in establishments covered by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Gender diverse persons continue to face barriers in accessing equal employment opportunities, especially in the formal sector, due to the operation of gender stereotypes.

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Rules, 2022
The Central Government has notified Criminal Procedure (Identification) Rules, 2022 in order to specify the procedure for taking measurements of

Calcutta High Court | No illegality in delivering foodgrains at the doorsteps of the beneficiaries; WB Duare Ration Scheme upheld
Calcutta High Court: The single bench of Krishna Rao, J., dismissed the writ petition appeal and held that there is

Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022
The Central Government has notified Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 which provides Form and manner for registration and fee for a surrogacy clinic

Minority Status of Hindus in some States: SC directs Centre to have detailed deliberation with States and other stakeholders; File Status report by Aug 27
Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh, JJ has directed the Central Government to have a detailed deliberation

Court of Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi designated as Special Court under Companies Act
Central Government designates the Court of Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in the State of Jharkhand as a Special Court for the purposes

Mother Nature is a living being having legal entity? Madras HC answers
Madras High Court: Stating that the past generations have handed over the ‘Mother Earth’ to us in its pristine glory, S. Srimathy,

Can Court take cognizance of complaint filed by single-member Appropriate Authority for offences under PC&PNDT Act, 1994? Del HC elaborates
Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., held that, the Metropolitan Magistrate/ Judicial Magistrate of the first class is competent to take cognizance